Monthly Archives: March 2014

Hillbilly is a term (often used in a derogatory sense) for people who dwell in Appalachia but also parts of the Ozarks in the United States. Due to its strongly stereotypical connotations, the term can be offensive to Appalachian-Americans.  Origins of … Continue reading →

The events of the First World War, particularly those that had a major effect on the history of Ireland, will be remembered and commemorated over the next six years. The 10th and 16th Irish Divisions and the 36th Ulster Division … Continue reading →

 The Scotch-Irish (Cruthin)  origins of St. Patrick’s day parades in America.  It is usually assumed that Southern Irish Catholics were the first to bring the traditions of St. Patrick’s Day to America and were the first to hold parades on … Continue reading →

IX. – THE DECLINE OF ULAIDH. Defeat. Another century passed by, and the fortunes of the Kingdom of Ulaidh were on the wane. Against the Crew Hill the enemies of the Ulidians seemed relentless in their attacks. In 1099 Donal … Continue reading →

    The Rt Hon the Lord Ballyedmond, OBE with his wife Mary   Biography   Forename(s) Edward Enda Haughey Decorations OBE (1987), JP (1986) Date of Birth 5/1/1944 Foretitle(s) Baron (Life Peer UK 2004), of Mourne in the County of Down; … Continue reading →

V. – THE WELL OF SLAN. So much for the first church of Glenavy and the saints whose sacred dust commingles with the soil of the parish where their lives were spent. Ancient records tell us of a holy well … Continue reading →

Ullans Academy Hosts “St Patrick Breakfast” Event   Promoting Common Identity        The Ullans Academy was delighted to welcome Professor Alan Ford, The Lord Mayor of Belfast, representatives from the British and Irish Governments, Minister Caral ni Chuilin … Continue reading →

III.-THE LAND OF THE OAKWOODS. In ancient times Glenavy was extensively wooded. The names of so many places in and around the parish suggest this at once : Kilultagh (Cil Ultach) means the wood of the Ulstermen or men of … Continue reading →

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th OCTOBER, 1914. OPENING CEREMONY – BY SIR ALEXANDER DEMPSEY, M.D., J.P., TUESDAY, 6th Inst., at ONE o’clock.     Foreword The Grand Bazaar and Fancy Fair in the New Schools, … Continue reading →

Skier Kelly Gallagher has won ParalympicGB’s first ever gold at the Winter Games with victory in the visually impaired Super-G in Sochi. The 28-year-old from Bangor in County Down and her guide, Charlotte Evans, were first on the Rosa Khutor … Continue reading →